The complete genome sequence of Bacillus anthracis Ames "Ancestor".
The pathogenic bacterium Bacillus anthracis has become the subject of intense study as a result of its use in a bioterrorism attack in the United States in September and October 2001. Previous studies suggested that B. anthracis Ames Ancestor, the original Ames fully virulent plasmid-containing isolate, was the ideal reference. This study describes the complete genome sequence of that original isolate, derived from a sample kept in cold storage since 1981.
Ravel
Jacques
J
The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA. jravel@som.umaryland.edu
Jiang
Lingxia
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Stanley
Scott T
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Wilson
Mark R
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Decker
R Scott
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Read
Timothy D
TD
Worsham
Patricia
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Keim
Paul S
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Salzberg
Steven L
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Fraser-Liggett
Claire M
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Rasko
David A
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D000818:Animals; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005260:Female; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006736:Horses / Q000382:microbiology; D010957:Plasmids; D014774:Virulence